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by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 2:08 pm
JimC wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 3:01 am
You can drive yourself crazy by trying to be totally sustainable in all your consumption. Make an effort to do the obvious things, sure, and also buy stuff that lasts, so it will be a long time before you have to replace them. Grow whatever you can manage in your situation (even if it's only a few pots of herbs) and buy local as much as possible...
Thank you Mr. Reasonable.
Fortunately I'm not there yet, not driving myself crazy.
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by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 2:10 pm
laklak wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 2:06 pm
Planned obsolescence is the new norm, nothing lasts and most things can't be fixed, or if they can be it often costs more than a new item. I now buy extended warranties on everything, because things are designed to fall apart just after the guarantee period.
Yeah, this has hit electric motor shops hard. Companies just buy a new motor and transitioning to sales isn't always realistic for a small shop.
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by aufbahrung » Thu May 19, 2022 3:13 pm
Our combined global economic system that allows things to made is already falling apart slowly. When it falls apart more quickly, starting from next year, the era of scavengers will parse seamlessly with sustainability. Nothing to see here.
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by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 3:30 pm
I've seen rev's future in this world.
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by rasetsu » Thu May 19, 2022 4:21 pm
Woodbutcher wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 11:49 pm
I buy used stuff. Except underwear.
That's a shame. I sell used underwear. Ebay. Quite the market for it.
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by Sean Hayden » Thu May 19, 2022 4:32 pm
"With less regulation on the margins we expect the financial sector to do well under the incoming administration” —money manager
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by Sean Hayden » Fri May 20, 2022 2:10 pm
This looks like a good resource to start exploring what brands are doing:
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/about-u ... al-ratings
It's not free. But when looking at alternatives it became clear that many sites weren't designed to inform.
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by Woodbutcher » Sat May 21, 2022 5:05 pm
rasetsu wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 4:21 pm
Woodbutcher wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 11:49 pm
I buy used stuff. Except underwear.
That's a shame. I sell used underwear. Ebay. Quite the market for it.
Sniffable or edible?
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by rasetsu » Sat May 21, 2022 6:39 pm
Woodbutcher wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 5:05 pm
rasetsu wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 4:21 pm
Woodbutcher wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 11:49 pm
I buy used stuff. Except underwear.
That's a shame. I sell used underwear. Ebay. Quite the market for it.
Sniffable or edible?
I don't ask my customers what they use them for.
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by Sean Hayden » Tue May 24, 2022 11:13 am
According to the CEO of Boeing less than 20 percent of the world’s population has ever taken a single flight.
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by aufbahrung » Tue May 24, 2022 11:29 am
Sean Hayden wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 11:13 am
According to the CEO of Boeing less than 20 percent of the world’s population has ever taken a single flight.
Their reputation precedes them?
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by Sean Hayden » Tue May 24, 2022 11:40 am
aufbahrung wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 11:29 am
Sean Hayden wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 11:13 am
According to the CEO of Boeing less than 20 percent of the world’s population has ever taken a single flight.
Their reputation precedes them?
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I was thinking more I got mine, you should probably forgo yours.
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by rasetsu » Tue May 24, 2022 12:21 pm
Sean Hayden wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 11:13 am
According to the CEO of Boeing less than 20 percent of the world’s population has ever taken a single flight.
Does that only include flights on Boeing, or is it inclusive, including other carriers, flights of fantasy, and drug trips?
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by Sean Hayden » Tue May 24, 2022 1:51 pm
--all of the above minus flights of fancy and drug trips
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